35th ANNUAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
- Thursday, October 22, 2020
- Friday, October 23, 2020
- Saturday, October 24, 2020
- Sunday, October 25, 2020
8:00 AM | Common injuries & how to get authorization for treatment: Chiropractic (0.5 hours) |
Wayne Whalen, D.C. | |
8:30 AM | Common injuries & how to get authorization for treatment: Internal Medicine (0.5 hours) |
Jeff Hirsch, M.D. | |
9:00 AM | Common injuries & how to get authorization for treatment: Neurology (0.5 hours) |
Ronald Schilling, M.D. | |
9:30 AM | Q&A (0.5 hours) |
10:15 AM | Common injuries & how to get authorization for treatment: Orthopedic Surgery (0.5 hours) |
Khalid Ahmed, M.D. | |
10:45 AM | Common injuries & how to get authorization for treatment: Pain Management (0.5 hours) |
Brendan Morley, M.D. | |
11:15 AM | Common injuries & how to get authorization for treatment: Psychiatry/Psychology (0.5 hours) |
Gennady Musher, M.D., Ph.D | |
11:45 AM | Q&A (0.5 hours) |
12:15 PM | LUNCH |
1:00 PM | Labor attorney hottest topics for your practice |
Richard Frey, Esq. | |
2:00 PM | Administrative attorney hottest topics for your practice |
Nick Roxborough, Esq. | |
3:00 PM | ADJOURN |
8:00 AM | How to get to AME status report (1.0 hour) |
JJ Abitbol, M.D.; Joseph Capurro, Esq,; Rick Skala, D.C. | |
8:45 AM | Q&A |
9:00 AM | When is it time to get an additional QME/AME from another specialty (1.0 hour) |
Steve Feinberg, M.D., Peter Mandell, M.D., Joachim Reimann, Ph.D. | |
9:45 AM | Q&A |
10:15 AM | What is the current state and the future of implanted devices for pain (1.0 hour) |
Moderator: Jacob Rosenberg, M.D.; Rostam Khoshsar, M.D. | |
11:00 AM | Q&A |
11:15 AM | IMR & UR Update (1.0 hour) |
Sana Khan. M.D., Ph.D. | |
12:00 PM | Q&A |
12:15 PM | LUNCH AND SPECIAL GUEST |
1:00 PM | Criminal/Healthcare attorney hottest topics for your practice |
Dmitry Gurovich, Esq. | |
2:00 PM | Workers’ compensation attorney hottest topics for your practice |
Chuck Rondeau, Esq. | |
3:00 PM | ADJOURN |
8:00 AM | SIBTF formally SIF (1.0 hour) |
Barry Hinden, Esq., JD 1974; Joshua Kirz, Ph.D.; Leon Kleyman, Esq., JD | |
8:45 AM | Q&A |
9:00 AM | Case Law Update: What does a Doctor need to know (1.0 hour) |
Muaath Ali, Esq.; Joseph Capurro, Esq. | |
9:45 AM | Q&A |
10:15 AM | What is the current status re: Opioids (1.0 hour) |
William Brose, M.D.; Anna Lembke, M.D.; Annu Navani, M.D. | |
11:00 AM | Q&A |
11:15 AM | The WCAB Commissioners: An Update (1.0 hour) |
Katherine Zalewski WCAB Commissioner & Chairwoman | |
Anne Schmitz WCAB Secretary and Deputy Commissioner | |
12:00 PM | Q&A |
12:15 PM | Bill Zachry Keynote Speaker: Return to Work: Barriers and Solutions |
1:00 PM | Sacramento, the Legislature, and our livelihoods |
Moderator: Dean Florez, Senator, Ret. | |
Assemblymember Rudy Salas, Chair, Joint Audit Committee | |
Senator Susan Rubio, Chair, State Insurance Committee | |
Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Chair, Assembly Labor Committee | |
Assemblymember Robert Rivas, Assembly Rules Committee | |
2:00 PM | SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT (2:00-2:15 PST) |
State Insurance Commissioner, Ricardo Lara | |
Dean Florez, Senator, Ret. Q&A | |
Power and politics: The fight for physicians & treaters | |
Dean Florez, Senator, Ret. | |
State Auditor, Elaine M. Howle | |
3:00 PM | ADJOURN |
8:00 AM | Traumatic Brain Injury (1.0 hour) |
Maureen Miner, M.D.; Claude Munday, Ph.D. | |
8:45 AM | Q&A |
9:00 AM | Substantial Medical Evidence, Causation & Apportionment (1.0 hour) |
Judge Colleen Casey, Judge Robert Rassp, Ray Correio, Esq. | |
9:45 AM | Q&A |
10:15 AM | How to achieve the most accurate impairment rating: Adding vs. Combining (1.0 hour) |
Ed Cremata, D.C., FNP-C; Michael Georgariou II, Esq.; Judge Robert Rassp | |
11:00 AM | Q&A |
11:15 AM | Panel: How do you rate the patient with chronic pain and symptom magnification (1.0 hour) |
Chris Brigham, M.D.; Rachel Feinberg, DPT; Steven Feinberg, M.D.; Joshua Kirz, Ph.D. | |
12:15 PM | LUNCH |
1:00 PM | Billing and collections for the treater |
Susanne Honor-Vangerov, Esq. | |
2:00 PM | Billing and collections for the QME |
Susanne Honor-Vangerov, Esq. | |
3:00 PM | ADJOURN |
Please check back as we are updating the syllabus frequently.